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Women's Studies

Introduction to the Collections

This guide is an introduction to Women's Studies research at The New York Public Library, with an emphasis on the holdings of the General Research Division.  Because of its interdisciplinary nature, Women's Studies material is not kept together as a separate collection, but is housed within various units of the Research Libraries.  Refer to the location field in CATNYP, the online catalog of the Research Libraries, to determine where your material is held.  Users will need to request these materials to be brought up to them for use in the Reading Rooms.

Although this guide focuses on relatively current resources in Women's Studies, NYPL's retrospective collections provide a wonderful and unique source for scholars in many areas.  Our holdings document the progress of the women's movement in this country from its beginnings, and include manuscript materials as well as books, pamphlets, newsletters, and periodicals.

Materials are available on many women instrumental to the early movement: Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, and Catherine Beecher, to name a few.  In addition, the Research Libraries' holdings include organizational papers from many early women's groups, such as the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the YWCA.  These materials can be found in the Dictionary Catalog under the heading Woman (see the section Using the Library’s Catalogs) and in the catalogs of the special collections, such as the Manuscript Division.

The Library also subscribes to many electronic resources that will be helpful to the researcher.  These resources can be used from the public computers in any of our reading rooms.

For further assistance, please consult the librarians at the Reference Desk in Room 315.

Using the Library’s Catalogs

CATNYP is the online catalog of The New York Public Library’s four Research Libraries.  It is easily accessible via the World Wide Web at http://catnyp.nypl.org.  For general instructions on using CATNYP, please consult Using the Library's Online Catalog. The following information is specific to the subject of Women’s Studies.

CATNYP allows searching by author, title, keyword, and subject.  A subject search will generally yield more precise results, but only if you know the appropriate Library of Congress subject headings for your topic.

Materials on women may be listed under the specific subject heading of interest, with Women as a subdivision:

            World War, 1939-1945 Women
            Employment Women

Additionally, items may be found using Women as a subject heading, followed by various subdivisions:

            Women
            Women Africa
            Women Air Pilots
            Women Labor

Some additional useful subject headings include:

           Suffrage
           Feminism
           Feminist Theory
           Minority Women

A useful source to use when searching subjects in CATNYP is Women in LC's Terms (see Dickstein, Ruth under Background Research—Dictionaries).

If you do not know the Library of Congress subject headings for your topic, it will be easier to perform a word search. A word search will generally retrieve more items, though many of them may not be relevant. Please note that in a word search, “woman” and “women” will generally yield different results. You can search for both simultaneously by using a “?” in place of the variable letter (see below).  When performing a word search, be sure to use the word "and" between each term:

           Wom?n and politics
           Wom?n and germany
           Wom?n and power and struggle

After you retrieve your results in a word search, scan the record of one of the items. You will see the item's subject headings listed, and can then perform a subject search, if desired.

If visiting the Library, you may wish to search the Dictionary Catalog, most of whose entries now appear in CATNYP.  In the Dictionary Catalog, the most useful term to use is Woman with appropriate subdivisions:

         Woman Employment
         Woman Suffrage

If you need assistance locating materials, please see a reference librarian, at the reference desk in Room 315.  If you are not in the library, you may also e-mail us for assistance at grdref@nypl.org.

Background Research

The items listed below are meant as a starting point for your research, and are by no means comprehensive. General reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and directories offer background information, and quick answers to specific questions.  Included are several works that will provide a general introduction to research in women’s studies.

Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Directories | Handbooks and Guides | Books on Feminist Theory | International Perspectives

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of women and sport in America, (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998),  *R-MV-98-5681.

Encyclopedia of women’s associations worldwide: a guide to over 3,400 national related organizations, (London; Detroit: Gale Research, 1993),  Pub. Cat. 94-7442.

Fast, Timothy,  The women’s atlas of the United States,  (New York: Facts on File Publications, 1995),  *R-SN 98-8492.  Includes demographics and statistics on women’s education, employment, family, health, and politics.

Frauenlexicon: Wirklichkeiten und Wunsche von Frauen,  (Freiberg, Germany: Herder, 1991),  JFD 92-2457.  A comprehensive German women’s encyclopedia and dictionary.  

Routledge international encyclopedia of women: global women's issues and knowledge,  (New York: Routledge, 2000), 4 volumes,  *R-SN 01-8657.  Contains  900 articles on contemporary women’s issues.

Walker, Barbara G,  The woman’s encyclopedia of myths and secrets,  (San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1983),  *R-ZAB 84-1110.  A 1,124 page book on feminist symbolism, rituals, and goddesses.

Women in the Third World: an encyclopedia of contemporary issues,  edited by Nelly Stromquist, (New York: Garland, 1998),  *R-SN 98-13344.

Women's firsts,  (Detroit: Gale Research, 1997), *R-SNB 98-8491.  Lists world records and bibliographies of women’s accomplishments.

Women's studies encyclopedia,  edited by Helen Tierney, revised and expanded edition, (New York: Greenwood Press, 1999), 3 vols.,  *R-SN  00-5712.

A women's thesaurus: an index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women,  (New York: Harper & Row, 1987),  *R-SN 87-6000.

Dictionaries

Boles, Janet K,  From the goddess to the glass ceiling: a dictionary of feminism,  (Lanham, MD: Madison Books, 1996),  JFE 96-13764.

Dickstein, Ruth,  Women in LC's terms: a thesaurus of Library of Congress subject headings relating to women, (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1988),  JLE 88-3183.  Identifies subject terms relating to women within the Library of Congress subject headings system. (See also Using the Library’s Catalogs.)..

Kramarae, Cheris,  Amazons, bluestockings and crones: a feminist dictionary,  (London: Pandora, 1992),  JFE 94-1885.  Provides lively definitions of such terms as "heterosexualize" and "male chauvinist pig."

Directories

Directory of financial aids for women,  (Los Angeles, CA: Reference Service Press, 1978- ),  current edition available in Pub. Cat. 94-377; earlier editions in JFM 83-65.  Scholarships and fellowships for women.

Directory of national women’s organizations,  (New York: National Council for Research on Women, 1992- ).  Current edition available in Pub. Cat. 93-153; earlier editions in JFM 93-72 and JBM 93-893.  Entries include description, areas of focus, services, publications, meetings, and target groups.

Directory of women's media, (Washington, DC: Women's Inst. for Freedom of the Press, 1988- ), current issue available in Room 108 and in *R-Econ. Z7962.I52; back issues in JLM 88-1268. International lists of periodicals, publishers, news services, speakers’ bureaus, radio and TV programming, bookstores, and more.

Fallon, Helen,  WOW Women on the Web,  (Dublin, Ireland: Women’s Education  Research and Resource Centre, 1998),  JFG 98-720.

National directory of women-owned business firms, (Lombard, IL: Business Research Services, Inc.), current edition in  *R-SIBL HD2346 .U5 N333; earlier editions back to 1986 are in JBM 92-930.

National women’s information exchange directory,  (New York: Avon Books, 1994), JFD 00-1656.  A directory of U.S. women’s resources; includes educational, business, anti-violence, political, spiritual, and social groups.

Pack, Ellen,  Women's Wire Web directory. (Emeryville, CA: Lycos Press, 1997),  JFF 00-2426 and  *WGC-1365.  Introduces the Internet for women and contains annotated lists of web sites by subject.

Penn, Shana,  The women’s guide to the wired world: a user-friendly handbook and resource directory,  (NY: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1997),  JFE 98-5136.

Women's organizations: a New York City directory,  (New York: Commission on the Status of Women, 1982),  latest editions[current edition?] available in Pub. Cat. 97-1410 and *R-SIBL HV1447.N5W65; earlier editions in JBL 91-244 and JFL 94-303.    

Handbooks and Guides

Barnard, Josie,  Virago woman’s guide to New York,  (London: Virago, 1993),. JFC 99-464.  A woman’s travel guide to the city, offering advice, information, maps, and recommendations.

Blair, Kristine and Pamela Takayoshi,  Feminist cyberscapes: mapping gendered academic spaces, (Stamford, CT: Ablex Pub., 1999),  JFE 01-1896.

Brennan, Shawn,  Resourceful woman,  (Detroit, MI: Invisible Ink, 1994),  *R-SN 95-130.  Subject-oriented chapters highlight U.S. organizations, publications, videos, libraries, government agencies, and more.

Harcourt, Wendy,  Women@Internet : creating new cultures in Cyberspace,  (London; New York: Zed Books, 1999), JFD 99-11057.

Kerschen, Lois,  American proverbs about women: a reference guide,  ( Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998),  JFE 98-8703.

Library and information sources on women: a guide to collections in the greater New York area,  (New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1988),  Pub. Cat. 89-126.  Dated but still useful.

Neft, Naomi,  Where women stand: an international report on the status of women in over 140 countries, 1997-1998, (New York: Random House, 1997),  JFE 98-5117.

Nordquist, Joan,  Women and cyberspace: gender issues: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1998),  JFD 99-10155.

The Quotable woman, 1800-1981,  (New York: Facts on File, 1982),  *R-NAY 83-229. Includes quotations on more than 1,400 women.  Arranged chronologically, with biographical and subject indexes.

The Quotable woman, from Eve to 1799,  (New York: Facts on File, 1985),  *R-NAY 85-1135. Chronological arrangement of quotations from more than 800 women.  Separate section of quotations from the Bible.

Read, Phyllis J.,  The book of women’s firsts: break-through achievements of almost 1000 American women,  (New York: Random House, 1992),  Pub. Cat. 93-22.

Sisterhood is global : the international women's movement          anthology,  compiled, edited, introduced, and with a new preface by Robin Morgan,  (New York: Feminist Press at City University of New York, 1996),  JFE 97-456.

Snyder, Paula,  The European women’s almanac,  (London: Scarlet Press, 1992),  *R-SN 92-19567.  Offers statistics, information, and commentary on the socio-economic position of European women.  Arranged by country.

Statistical record of women worldwide,  (Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1991-), *R-SIBL HQ1101.S73 and  JFM 98-387.  International statistics on economics, health, labor, public and private life, religion, education, and more.

Statistical handbook on women in America,  2nd edition,  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996),  *R-SN 99-10040.  Statistical information on demographics, health, employment, economic status, and social characteristics. 

U.S. women's interest groups: institutional profiles,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995),  Pub. Cat. 96-1429.  Information on women’s political and social organizations.

W.I.S.H.: the international handbook of women’s studies, (New York; London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993),  Pub. Cat.  94-105.  A guide to international women’s studies organizations, resource centers, libraries, publications, courses, and more.

Women's information services and networks: a global source book,  (Amsterdam, Netherlands: International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement, 1999), *R-SN 00-1529.

Books on Feminist Theory

American feminist thought at century's end: a reader,  edited by Linda S. Kauffman,  (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1993), *R-SN 98-8485.

Andermahr, Sonya,  A glossary of feminist theory, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997), *R-SN 97-11003.  Alphabetical listing of the terminology used in feminist theory, Including bibliographical references.

Beasley, Chris,  What is feminism?: an introduction to feminist theory,  (London; Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 1999),  JFD 01-1669.

Boxer, Marilyn J.,  When women ask the questions: creating women's studies in America, (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998), JFE 98-11256.

Chicana feminist thought: the basic historical writings,  edited by Alma M. Garcia.  (New York: Routledge, 1997), *R-SNB 98-12138.

Collins, Patricia H.,  Black feminist thought: knowledge, consciousness, and the politics of empowerment. 2nd edition, (New York: Routledge, 2000), Sc E 00-168 and JFE 00-2902.

A companion to feminist philosophy,  edited by Alison M. Jaggar and Iris Marion Young,  (Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1998),  JFF 98-2282.

Ecofeminism: women, animals, nature,  edited by Karen Warren,  (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1997),  JFE 97-10961.   

The Elgar companion to feminist economics,  edited by Janice Peterson, Margaret Lewis,  (Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 1999),  JBE 00-2431.

Encyclopedia of feminist theories,  edited by Lorraine Code, (London; New York: Routledge, 2000), *R-SNE 01-1736.

Fawcett, Barbara.  Feminist perspectives on disability, (New York: Pearson Education, 2000),  JFD 00-12794.

Feminism and film,  edited by E. Ann Kaplan,  (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000), MFL 00-14263.

Feminism: opposing viewpoints,  edited by Carol Wekesser,  (San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, 1995),  JFD 98-10233.

Feminist approaches to theory and methodology: an interdisciplinary reader,  edited by Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Christina Gilmartin, and Robin Lydenberg,  ( New York: Oxford University Press, 1999),  JFE 00-8163.

Feminist theory and the body: a reader,  edited by Janet Price and Margrit Shildrick,  (Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 1999),  JFF 99-3209.

Hooks, Bell.  Feminist theory from margin to center,.  2nd edition,  (Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 2000), JFD 00-13962.

Humm, Maggie,  The dictionary of feminist theory,  (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1995),  JFD 95-19020.

Introducing women's studies: feminist theory and practice, edited by Victoria Robinson and Diane Richardson,  2nd edition,  (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan, 1997),  JFE 97-10651.

Living Chicana theory,  edited by Carla Trujillo,  (Berkeley, CA: Third Woman Press, 1998),  JFD 98-1895.

McManus, Barbara F.,  Classics & feminism: gendering the classics,  (New York: Twayne Publishers , 1997),  JFE 97-8198.

Reader's guide to women's studies,  edited by  Eleanor B. Amico,  (Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998),  *R-SN 98-7436.

Searing, Susan E.,  Introduction to library research in women's studies,  (Boulder: Westview Press, 1985),  JLE 85-1942.

The second wave: a reader in feminist theory,  edited by Linda Nicholson,  (New York: Routledge, 1997),  JFF 98-877.

Thinking feminist: key concepts in women’s studies,  edited by Diane Richardson,  (New York: Guilford Press, 1993),  JFD 96-1431.  Overview of major themes and issues.

The women and language debate: a sourcebook,  edited by Camille Roman and others,  (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1994),  JFE 94-3496.

Words of fire: an anthology of African-American feminist thought,  edited by Beverly Guy-Sheftall,  (New York: New Press, 1995),  Sc E 95-750 and  JFE 96-6413.

International Perspective

Berger, Iris.  Women in sub-Saharan Africa: restoring women to history.  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press,  1999).  JFE 99-10194 and Sc E 99-859.

Canadian woman studies: an introductory reader.  Edited by Nuzhat Amin et al.  (Toronto: Inanna Publication and Education, 1999).    JFE 00-12711.

The Costa Rican women's movement: a reader.  Edited by Ilse Abshagen Leitinger.  (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1997).   JFE 97-7396.

Feminist thought in Aotearoa/New Zealand: differences and  connections.  Edited by Rosemary Du Plessis and Lynne Alice.  (Auckland; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).  JFE 98-4580.

French feminist thought: a reader.  Edited by Toril Moi.  (Oxford; New York: Blackwell, 1987).  JLE 87-4157.

German feminist writings.  Edited by Patricia A. Herminghouse and Magda Mueller.  (New York: Continuum, 2001). JFD 01-4178.

Guide to women's studies in China.  Edited by Gail          Hershatter et al.  (Berkeley: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Center for Chinese Studies, 1998).  JFE 99-7048.

Irish women's studies reader.  Edited by Ailbhe Smyth.  (Dublin, Ireland: Attic Press, 1993).  JFD 94-5137.

Italian feminist thought: a reader.  Edited by Paola Bono.  (Oxford, England; Cambridge, MA: B. Blackwell, 1991).  JFE 91-6736.

Japanese women: new feminist perspectives on the past, present, and future.  Edited by Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow.  (New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1995).  JFE 95-13827.

Lake, Marilyn.  Getting equal: the history of Australian feminism.  (St. Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1999). JFE 00-2155.

Molyneux, Maxine.  Women's movements in international perspective: Latin America  and beyond.  (Houndmills [England]; New York: Palgrave, 2001). JFD 01-6286.

Nashat, Guity.  Women in the Middle East and North Africa: restoring women to history.  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press,  1999). JFE 99-10188.

Navarro, Marysa.  Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: restoring women to history.  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press,  1999). JFE 99-10197.

Racioppi, Linda.  Women's activism in contemporary Russia.  (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997). JFD 97-15843.

Ramusack, Barbara N.  Women in Asia: restoring women to history. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999).   JFE 99-10227.

Sisterhood, feminisms, and power: from Africa to the diaspora.  Edited by Obioma Nnaemeka.  (Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 1998).  JFE 99-12743 and  Sc E 00-1308.

Thara Bhai, L.  Women's studies in India.  (New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. Corp., 2000).     JFD 00-14672.

Tunon, Julia.  Women in Mexico: a past unveiled.  (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999).  JFE 00-13759.

Women and gender relations in the Philippines: selected readings in women's studies.  (Quezon City: Women's Studies Association of the Philippines, 1999).  JFM 01-34.

Women in Republican China: a sourcebook.  Edited by Hua Lan and Vanessa Fong.  (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1999).  JFE 01-1858.

Recommended Bibliographies

Below are some of the basic bibliographies in Women's Studies, followed by a selection of subject-specific bibliographies.  To find additional bibliographies on CATNYP, use subject heading

Women bibliography.

For more subject-specific bibliographies, use the specific subject terms

Women employment bibliography
Women poetry bibliography

Basic Bibliographies | Subject-Specific Bibliographies

Basic Bibliographies

Ballou, Patricia K,  Women: a bibliography of bibliographies,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  *RS-SNB 88-2755.  Arranged by topic, with name, title, and subject indexes.

Carter, Sarah,  Women's studies: a guide to information sources,  (London: Mansell; Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990),  *RS-SNB 90-9895. Covers material from 1978 to 1988.  Lists books, serials, libraries, databases, and organizations, with good coverage of non-American sources.

Dickstein, Ruth,  Women in international studies: a bibliographic guide,  (Tucson: Southwest Institute for Research on Women, 1989),  JFF 92-3010.

Feminism worldwide: a bibliography,  compiled by Joan Nordquist,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1996),  JFD 97-7927.

Gilbert, Victor F.,  Women’s studies: a bibliography of dissertations, 1870-1982,  (Oxford; New York: B. Blackwell, 1985),  JLF 86-21.

Interdisciplinary bibliographic guide to women's studies,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1998),  volumes 1-2,  JFM 98-380.  Lists subject headings used in the area of women’s studies at the Library of Congress and The New York Public Library.

Krichmar, Albert,  The women's movement in the seventies: an international English-language bibliography,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977),  JLD 82-2149.

Loeb, Catherine,  Women's studies: a recommended core bibliography, 1980-1985,  (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1987),  *RS-SNB 87-3643. Extensive continuation of the 1979 title (see Stineman, Esther).

Miller, Connie,  Feminist research methods: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1991).  JFE 91-7753.

Nordquist, Joan, The feminist movement: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1992),  JFD 92-5162.

Ryan, Barbara,  The women's movement: reference and resources,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1996),  *R-SNB 96-9682.  Comprehensive bibliography for women’s studies in the U.S., with sections on first-wave feminism, second-wave feminism, women activists, feminist discourse, issues, and sources.

Stineman, Esther, Women's studies: a recommended core bibliography,  (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1979),  *RS-SNB 80-1.  One of the major women's studies bibliographies, covering the years up to 1979.

Watson, G. Llewellyn,  Feminism and women’s issues: an annotated bibliography and research guide,  2 volumes, (New York: Garland Pub., 1990),  *RS-SNB 90-13232.

Women's studies: an interdisciplinary bibliography: 1992-1996,  (Firenze, Italy: Casalini libri, 1996),  JFD 96-26566.

Subject-Specific Bibliographies

Acquaintance and date rape: an annotated bibliography,  compiled by Sally Ward,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 94-15746.

Agyei-Mensah, Samuel,  Fertility decline in developing countries, 1960-1997: an annotated bibliography, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-8228.

Argos, V. P.,  Sexual harassment: analyses and bibliography,  (Commack, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 1999),  JFF 00-1.

Beguin Stockli, Dominique,  Genitale Verstummelung von Frauen: eine Bibliographie; Mutilations genitales feminines: une bibliographie; Female genital mutilation: a bibliography,  (Bern: Universität Bern, Institut fur Ethnologie, 1993).  JFG 96-62.  An international bibliography on clitoridectomy, with sources in English, French, and German.

Belmonte, Frances R.,  Women and health: an annotated bibliography,  (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997),  JFD 98-13056.

Blair, Karen J.,  The history of American women's voluntary organizations, 1810-1960: a guide to sources,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1989),  *RS-SNB 89-1399.

Bobb-Semple, Leona.  Women in Jamaica: a bibliography of published and unpublished  sources.  ( Kingston, Jamaica, WI: Press University of the West Indies, 1997).  Sc D 98-10.

Bock, Ulla,  Thema Frau: Bibliographie der Deutschsprachigen Literatur zur Frauenfrage 1949-1979,  (Bielefeld: AJZ-Druck und Verlag, 1980),  JLD 83-667. Lists over 4,000 German works.

Byrne, Pamela R.,  Women in the Third World: a historical bibliography,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Information Services, 1986),  *RS-SNB 91-7255 and Sc E 92-250.

DeCoste, F. C.,  Feminist legal literature: a selective annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1991),  *RS-SNR 91-7910.

Feinberg, Renee,  The Equal Rights Amendment: an annotated bibliography of the issues, 1976-1985,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986),  *RS-SNR 87-6035.

Female psychology: an annotated psychoanalytic bibliography, edited by Eleanor Schuker,  (Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press, 1991),  *RS-YEB 91-9037.

Fitzsimmons, Richard,  Pro-choice/pro-life issues in the 1990s: an  annotated, selected bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996),  JFE 96-15527.

Gabaccia, Donna,  Immigrant women in the United States: a selectively annotated multidisciplinary bibliography,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1989),  JFE 90-685.

Ghorayshi, Parvin,  Women and work in developing countries: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 94-9953.

Hartel, Lynda Jones,  Sexual harassment: a selected, annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995),  JFE 95-18082.

Hofstetter, Eleanore.  Women in global migration, 1945-2000: a comprehensive multidisciplinary bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001),  On Order.

Huber, Kristina R.,  Women in Japanese society: an annotated bibliography of selected English language materials,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992),  JFE 92-11086.

Huls, Mary Ellen,  United States government documents on women, 1800-1900: a comprehensive bibliography,  2 volumes, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  *RS-SNB 93-7112.

Kimball, Michelle R. Muslim women throughout the world : a bibliography.  (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997).  JFE 97-3854.

Kinnard, Cynthia D.,  Antifeminism in American thought: an annotated bibliography,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  JLE 87-2028.

Kreisel, Martha,  American women photographers: a selected and annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  MFW 99-4152 and *R-Photo 99-5601.

Lent, John A.,  Women and mass communications: an international annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Pub. Group, 1999),  JFE 99-10849.

Maman, Marie,  Women in agriculture: a guide to research,  (New York: Garland, 1996),  JFE 96-8753.

McCracken, Penny,  Women artists and designers in Europe since 1800: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1998),  3-MAC 99-7701.

Nordquist, Joan,  The Asian American woman: social, economic and political conditions: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1997),  JFD 98-5385.

———, Native American woman: social, economic and political aspects: a bibliography, (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1999),  HBC 00-14433.

———, Violence against women: international aspects: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1998),  JFD 98-7770.

———, Women and AIDS: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1993),  JFD 93-11228.

Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey,  Women and science: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1996),   JSE 96-1201.

O'Shea, Kathleen A.,  Female offenders: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  JFE 97-2498.

Pedersen, Diana L.,  Changing women, changing history: a bibliography of the history of women in Canada, (Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1996),  JFF 97-3292.

Remley, Mary L., Women in sport: an annotated bibliography and resource guide, 1900-1990,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991),  *RS-SNK 91-4534.

Ruthchild, Rochelle Goldberg.  Women in Russia and the Soviet Union: an annotated bibliography.    (New York: G.K. Hall, 1993).  JFE 94-4314.

Silva, Maria Regina Tavares da.  A mulher: bibliografia portuguesa anotada (monografias, 1518-1998).  (Lisboa, Portugal: Edicoes Cosmos, 1999).  JFE 00-15195.

Stoner, K. Lynn.  Cuban and Cuban-American women: an annotated bibliography.  (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2000).  JFF 00-1047.

Thomas, Veronica G.,  African American women: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001),  Sc E 01-18.

Torns, Teresa.  La dona: repertori bibliografic, 1985-1992.  (Barcelona, Spain: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1995).   JFE 97-2212.

Walsh, Mary-Paula,  Feminism and Christian tradition: an annotated bibliography and  critical introduction to the literature,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-8597.

Wheeler, Helen Rippier,  Women & aging: a guide to the literature,  (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1997),  *RS-SNB 97-8302.

Wilkinson, Carroll W.,  Women working in nontraditional fields: references and resources, 1963-1988,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991),  JFE 91-4052.

Women, race, and ethnicity: a bibliography, edited by Linda Schult and others,  (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin System Women’s Studies Librarian, 1991),  JFF 96-1610.

Biographical Research

To find out whether NYPL has a biography of a particular woman, perform a subject search in CATNYP under her name:

Stein Gertrude Biography

In addition to full-scale individual biographies, numerous additional sources give biographical information specifically on women.  Listed here are indexes to biographical material as well as a few of the more useful sources. For more information on general biographical sources, consult NYPL Research Guide Biographical Resources.

Biographical Indexes | Other Biographical Sources

Biographical Indexes

Adamson, Lynda G., Notable women in American history: a guide to recommended  biographies and autobiographies,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-14642.

———, Notable women in world history: a guide to recommended  biographies and autobiographies,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998),  *RS-SNE 98-3363.

Herman, Kali,  Women in particular: an index to American women,  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1984),  *R-SNE 85-1057.  Entries include brief biographical facts and references to additional material.

Ireland, Norma Olin,  Index to women of the world from ancient to modern times,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1970),  *RB-SNE. Includes references to material on 13,000 women.  A supplementary volume [1988] is in *RB-SNE 90-12947.

Other Biographical Sources

American women writers: a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present, 4 vols., (New York: Ungar, 1979- ), *R-SNE 79-5023. A one-volume abridged edition of this is available in *R-SNE 88-9101.

Bailey, Martha J.,  American women in science: 1950 to the present: a biographical dictionary,  (Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO, 1998), *R-SIBL Q141 .B254,  1994 edition in *R-SNE 94-10279.

Banks, Olive,  The biographical dictionary of British feminists,  2 vols., (Brighton, Sussex: Wheatsheaf Books, 1985-90), *R-SNE 85-3058.  Vol. 1: 1800-1930; vol. 2: 1900-1945.

Biographical dictionary of Chinese women: the Qing Period, 1644 –1911,  edited by Lily Xiao Hong Lee and A.D. Stefanowska,  (Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 1998),  *R-SNE 99-1820.

A biographical dictionary of women economists,  edited by Robert W. Dimand,  (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2000),  JFE 01-452 and *R-SIBL HB76 .B535.

The biographical dictionary of women in science : pioneering lives from ancient times to the mid-20th century,  edited by Marilyn Ogilvie and Joy Harvey,  (New York: Routledge, 2000),  JFF 01-388.

Chambers biographical dictionary of women,  edited by Melanie Parry,  (Edinburgh: Chambers, 1996),  *R-SNE 96-16428.

Chatelaine presents who's who of Canadian women,  8th edition, (Toronto, Ont., Canada: Who's Who Publications,  1998- ),  *R-SNE 98-557.

Chinese women through Chinese eyes,  edited by Li Yu-ning.  (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1992),  *OVY 92-5907.  A collection of essays originally published in Chinese.

Dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660-1800,  (Totowa, NJ: Rowman & Allanheld, 1985),  *R-SNE 86-258.

Dictionary of women artists,  edited by Delia Gaze,  2 vols.,  (London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997), MAN 98-9045.

Extraordinary women of the Medieval and Renaissance world: a biographical dictionary,  edited by Carole Levin,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000),  JFE 00-16731.

Foerstel, Karen,  Biographical dictionary of congressional women,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  *R-AB 99-12260.

French women writers: a bio-bibliographical source book,  edited by Eva Martin Sartori and Dorothy W. Zimmerman,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1991),  JFE 92-1300.

Golemba, Beverly E.,  Lesser-known women: a biographical dictionary, (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1992),  *R-SNE 92-15456.  International list of women from 1600 to present.

Haines, Catherine,  International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950,  (Oxford: ABC-Clio, 2001), *R-SNO 02-2012.

Hardy, Gayle J.,  American women civil rights activists: biobibliographies of 68 leaders, 1825-1992,  (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1993),  *R-SNE 93-11094 and Sc E 94-287.

Hawkes, Nena,  Celebrating women coaches: a biographical dictionary,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000),  JFE 00-17074.

International who’s who of women,  (London: Europa Publications Limited, 1992- ),  *R-SNE 93-1593.  Biographical reference guide to “eminent and distinguished women in the world today”.

Italian women writers: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook,  edited by Rinaldina Russell,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 94-14295.  Studies of 51 Italian women writers from the 14th century to the present.  Includes extensive bibliographic references and index.

Jewish American women writers: a bio-bibliographical and critical sourcebook,  edited by Ann R. Shapiro, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  *PAP 95-284.

Kanner, Barbara,  Women in context: two hundred years of British women  autobiographers, a reference guide and reader,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1997).  *R-SNE 98-3393.

Lightman, Marjorie,  Biographical dictionary of ancient Greek and Roman women: notable women from Sappho to Helena,  (New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2000),  *R-SNE 00-2931.

Listen up: voices from the next feminist generation,  edited by Barbara Findlen, (Seattle, WA: Seal Press, 1995),  JFE 95-8376.  Anthology of biographical essays on young American feminists.

Native American women: a biographical dictionary,  2nd edition,  edited by Gretchen Bataille,  (New York: Routledge, 2001),  JGF 01-189.

Notable American women,  4 vols., (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971-1980),  *R-SNE (Notable American women).

Notable Black American women,  (Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1992),  Sc F 92-29 and *R-AB 92-3254.

Notable Hispanic American women,  (Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1993),  *R-SNE 93-7022.

Notable twentieth-century Latin American women: a biographical dictionary,  edited by Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001),  JFE 01-1424.

Notable women in mathematics: a biographical dictionary,  edited by Charlene Morrow and Teri Perl,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998), *R-SIBL QA28 .N68.

Notable women in the physical sciences: a biographical dictionary,  edited by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  *R-SIBL Q141 .N734.

Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey,  Women in science: antiquity through the nineteenth century: a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography,  (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1986),  *R-SNE 89-2116.  Contains introductory essay, biographical accounts, and annotated bibliography.

Oldfield, Sybil,  Collective biography of women in Britain, 1550-1900: a select annotated bibliography,  (London; New York: Mansell, 1999), JFE 00-8539.

Oppedisano, Jeannette M.,  Historical encyclopedia of American women entrepreneurs: 1776 to the present, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000),  JFE 01-40.

Robinson, Jane,  Wayward women: a guide to women travelers,  (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1990),  JFD 90-6092.  International bibliography of books women have written about their own travel from 1700 on; contains bibliographic material on each traveller, maps, and a geographic index.

Rose, Phyllis,  The Norton book of women’s lives, (New York: W.W. Norton, 1993),  JFE 93-12400.  Anthology of excerpts from 20th century women’s memoirs, journals, and autobiographies.

Salisbury, Joyce E.,  Encyclopedia of women in the ancient world,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001),  JFF 01-3145.

Salmonson, Jessica A.,  The encyclopedia of Amazons: women warriors from antiquity to the modern era,  (New York: Paragon House, 1991),  *R-SNE 91-7505.

Sifters: Native American women's lives,  edited by Theda Perdue,  (Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001),  JFE 01-6816.

Spanish American women writers: a bio-bibliographical source book,  edited by Diane E. Marting,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1990),  *R-NPV 90-11196.

Spanish women writers: a bio-bibliographic source book,  edited by Linda Gould Levine,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  *R-SNE 94-143.

Stanley, Autumn,  Mothers and daughters of invention: notes for a revised history of technology,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993),  *R-Science T36 .S73 1993 and JFD 94-23996.  History of female inventors.

Sweeney, Patricia E., Biographies of American women: an annotated bibliography,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1990),  *RS-SNE 90-8835.  Examines 1,391 biographies of American women in the English language from 1800 on.

———,  Biographies of British women: an annotated bibliography,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993),  *RS-SNE 93-11030.  Consists of 2,014 entries covering over 700 British women from 1600 to 1992.

Who’s who of American women,  (Chicago, IL: A.N. Marquis Co., 1958/59- ),  latest edition in Pub.Cat. 81-452,  1st-5th edition 1958/59-1968/69 in M-10 7362, 6th edition 1970/71-  in JFN 81-19.

Women anthropologists: a biographical dictionary,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1988),  *R-SNE 88-2128.

Women artists of color: a bio-critical sourcebook to 20th century artists in the Americas,  edited by Phoebe Farris, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999), Sc E 99-773 and MAN 99-8228.

Women in archaeology,  edited by Cheryl Claassen,  (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994),  JFE 94-14481.  Biographies of American women archaeologists, including an extensive bibliography.

Women in chemistry and physics: a biobibliographic sourcebook,  edited by Louise S. Grinstein and others,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  *R-Science QD21 .W62 1993.

Women educators in the United States, 1820-1993: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook, edited by Maxine Schwart Seller,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  *R-SNE 94-10203.

Women of mathematics: a biobibliographic sourcebook,  edited by Louise S. Grinstein,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1987),  *R-Science QA28 .W66 1987.

Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia,  edited by Anne Commire,  (Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications, 1999- ),  *R-SNE 99-1076.

Women writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: an annotated bio-bibliographical guide,  edited by Elke Frederiksen,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1989),  JFE 89-3152.  Covers 185 German, Austrian, and Swiss women writers from the 10th century to the present.

Woolum, Janet,  Outstanding women athletes: who they are and how they influenced sports in America,  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992),  *R-SNE 93-1044.

World who's who of women,  (Cambridge, England: Melrose Press, 1973- ), latest edition in *R-SNE 76-923, previous editions in JFM 76-300.

Zierdt-Warshaw, Linda,  American women in technology: an encyclopedia,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000),  *R-SNE 00-10403.

History

The following is a select list of United States and international resources on women's history. Additional sources may be found by searching CATNYP using such subject headings as:

Women China History
Women New York NY History
Hispanic American Women History

United States History | International History

United States History

American women and the U.S. armed forces: a guide to the records of military agencies in the National Archives relating to American women,  compiled by Charlotte Seeley,  (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992),  JFE 94-3777.  Covers “women as wives and mothers of soldiers, suppliers of military goods and services, and participants in and victims of war” from the 18th century on.

Bataille, Gretchen M.,  American Indian women: a guide to research,  (New York: Garland, 1991),  *RS-HB 91-7503.

Black women in America: an historical encyclopedia,  edited by Darlene Clark Hine,  2 vols., (Brooklyn, NY: Carlson Pub., 1993),  *R-SNE 93-9194 and Sc F 93-3.

Canadian women: a history,  edited by Alison Prentice.  (Toronto, Ont.; Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1996),  JFE 96-11627.  Chronologically organized, from native peoples to the modern era.

Colman, Penny,  Girls: a history of growing up female in America,  (New York: Scholastic Reference, 2000),  JFF 01-697.

Coppens, Linda Miles,  What American women did, 1789-1920 : a year-by-year reference,  (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 2001),  *R-SNB 01-3145.

Coser, Rose Laub,  Women of courage: Jewish and Italian immigrant women in New York,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  *PYI 99-2065.

Covered wagon women: diaries & letters from the western trails, 1840-1890,  11 vols., (Glendale, CA: A.H. Clark Co., 1983-1993), IW 84-2906.

Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn,  The encyclopedia of women’s history in America, 2nd edition, (New York: Facts on File, 2000), *R-SNB 00-12216.

Early American women: a documentary history, 1600-1900,  edited by Nancy Woloch,  (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1992),  JFE 92-10668.

Feminism in our time: the essential writings, World War II to the present,  edited by Miriam Schneir,  (New York: Vintage Books, 1994),  JFD 94-20298.  Modern U.S. feminist documents, many from the 1970s.

Food for our grandmothers: writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian feminists,  edited by Joanna Kadi,  ( Boston, MA: South End Press, 1994),  JFD 95-276.

Framing our past: Canadian women's history in the twentieth  century,  edited by Sharon Anne Cook, Lorna R. McLean, and Kate O'Rourke,  (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001),  JFF 01-2809.

Friedl, Vicki, Women in the United States military, 1901-1995: a research guide  and annotated bibliography, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996), JFE 96-15372.

Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth,  The ABC-CLIO companion to women’s progress in America, (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994),  *R-SNB 94-10285.

Handbook of American women's history,  edited by Angela H. Zophy, (New York: Garland Pub., 1990),  *R-SNB 92-6146.  Contains brief, introductory-level entries on concepts, events, organizations, and people connected with the U.S. women's movement.

Her story in sport: a historical anthology of women in sports,  edited by Reet Howell,  (West Point, NY: Leisure Press, 1982),  JFE 92-8625.  A history of women’s sports in the U.S. and Canada.

History of women in the United States: historical articles on women’s lives and activities, edited by Nancy Cott, 10 vols.,  (Munich; New York: K. G. Saur, 1992), JFL 93-324.

Immigrant women,  edited by Maxine Schwartz Seller,  (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1994),  JFE 94-15547.

Jewish women in America: an historical encyclopedia,  edited by Paula E. Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore, 2 vols., (New York: Routledge, 1997), *PYI 97-3430 and *PYI 97-3431.

Miller, Francesca,  Latin American women and the search for social justice,  (Hanover, NH: University Press of  New England, 1991),  *R-SN 92-7209.  A history of Latin American women and their struggle for social change.

Mujeres latinoamericanas: historia y cultura: siglos XVI al XIX,  edited by Luisa Campuzano,  (La Habana, Cuba: Casa de las Americas; Mexico, D.F.: Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, 1997),  JFE 98-4730.  A two-volume, Spanish language history of women in Latin America.

No small courage: a history of women in the United States,  edited by Nancy F. Cott,  (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2000),  JFE 00-16633.

The politics of women's studies: testimony from thirty founding mothers,  edited by Florence Howe,  (New York: Feminist Press, 2000), JFE 01-14795.  Essays by seminal feminists.

Public women, public words : a documentary history of American  feminism,  edited by Dawn Keetley and  John Pettegrew, vol. 1: Beginnings to 1900,  (Madison, WI: Madison House, 1997-  ),  *R-SNB 97-7604.  Primary source public documents.

Puerto Rican women's history: new perspectives,  edited by Felix V. Matos Rodriguez and Linda C. Delgado,  (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1998),  JFE 98-9419.

Radical feminism: a documentary reader,  (New York: New York University Press, 2000),  JFF 00-923.  Primary source material from the United States.

The reader's companion to U.S. women's history,  edited by Wilma Mankiller and others,  (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998),  *R-SNB 98-3366.

Second to none: a documentary history of American women,  edited by Ruth Moynihan,  2 vols.,  (Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1993),  *R-SNB 94-10167.

Shakir, Evelyn,  Bint Arab: Arab and Arab American women in the United States,  (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1997),  JFE 97-11881.

Sherr, Lynn,  Susan B. Anthony slept here: a guide to American women’s landmarks,  (New York: Times Books, 1994),  *R-SNB 98-8488.  Highlights over 2,000 sites associated with women’s achievements in all 50 states.

Stoner, K. Lynn,  Latinas of the Americas: a source book,  (New York: Garland, 1989),  *RS-SNE 89-2112.

Unequal sisters: a multicultural reader in U. S. women’s history,  edited by Vicki L. Ruiz, (New York: Routledge, 1994),  JFF 94-2570.  Thirty essays illustrate the diversity of U.S. women’s experience.

Weatherford, Doris,  A history of the American suffragist movement,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998),  *R-SEH 98-7415..

Weatherford, Doris,  Milestones: a chronology of American women's history,  (New York: Facts on File, 1997),  *R-SNB 97-3450.

Women's America: refocusing the past,  edited by Linda Kerber and  Jane Sherron De Hart,  5th edition, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000),  JFF 00-1559.

Women’s history sources: a guide to archives and manuscript collections in the United States,  edited by Andrea Hinding,  2 vols., (New York: Bowker, 1979),  *RS-SNB 80-2932.

International History

Ahmed, Leila,  Women and gender in Islam: historical roots of a modern debate,  (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1992),  *OGM 92-4387.

Anderson, Bonnie S.,  A history of their own: women in Europe from prehistory to the present,  2 vols., (New York: Harper & Row, 1988), *R-SNB 89-1218.  Chronological European history with a focus on women.

Baskin, Judith R.,  Jewish women in historical perspective,  (Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1991),  *PYI 91-4250.  Collection of essays about women in the Holocaust, the Bible, and more.

Beddoe, Deirdre,  Discovering women's history: a practical guide to researching  the lives of women since 1800,  3rd edition,  (London; New York: Longman, 1998),  JFE 99-68.  Brief history of British women and a practical guide to historical research.

Celebrating women's history: a women's history month resource book,  edited by Mary Ellen Snodgrass,  (New York: Gale Research, 1996),  JFF 96-6302.  Activities, historical information and study guide for women’s history month.

Chronology of women worldwide: people, places & events that shaped women's history,  edited by Lynne Brakeman,  (Detroit: Gale Research, 1997),  *R-SNB 98-10073.

Clements, Barbara, E.,  Daughters of revolution: a history of women in the U.S.S.R,  (Arlington Heights, IL: Harlan Davidson, Inc., 1994),  JFD 95-12199.

Echols, Anne,  The annotated index of medieval women,  (New York: M. Wiener Pub., 1992),  *R-SNE 92-17460.

Faderman, Lillian,  Surpassing the love of men: romantic friendship and love between women from the Renaissance to the present,  (New York: Morrow, 1981),  JLE 81-1509.  An international history of lesbianism.

Feminism: the essential historical writings,  edited by Miriam Schneir,  (New York: Vintage Books, 1994),  JFD 96-8868; a 1972 edition is in JLD 72-3655.  A sourcebook for major international feminist documents.

Franck, Irene M.,  Women’s world: a timeline of women in history,  (New York: HarperPerennial, 1995),  *R-SNB 95-9557.

Frey, Linda,  Women in western European history: a select chronological, geographical, and topical bibliography,  2 vols., (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1982-1984), *RS-SNB 83-1400.  Extensive listing of books and periodical articles covering antiquity through 1982. A supplementary volume contains a chronological, geographical, and topical bibliography.

Gero, Joan M.,  Engendering archaeology: women and prehistory,  (Oxford; Cambridge, MA: B. Blackwell, 1991),  JFE 91-2501.

Hannam, June,  British women’s history: a bibliographical guide,  (Manchester, Eng.: Manchester University Press, 1996), *RS-SNB 96-4909.  A bibliographic history of women in Britain from 500 A.D. to present.

Hannam, June,  International encyclopedia of women's suffrage,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2000),  JFF 01-1603.

Kenyon, Olga,  800 years of women's letters,  (Phoenix Mill, England: A. Sutton, 1992), JFE 93-5592.

Lerner, Gerda,  Women and history, 2 vols.,  (New York: Oxford University Press, 1986-93),  JFE 98-922.  Vol. 1: The creation of patriarchy, volume 2: The creation of feminist consciousness,

Olsen, Kirstin,  Chronology of women’s history,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  *R-SNB 94-10237.

Recreating Japanese women, 1600-1945,  edited by Gail Bernstein,  (Berkeley, CA: University of  California Press, 1991),  *OS 91-13003.

Simonton, Deborah,  A history of European women's work: 1700 to the present,  (London; New York: Routledge, 1998),  JFE 98-11260.

Storia della donne in Occidente. English.  A history of women in the West,  5 vols., (Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1992-94),  *R-SNB 92-8245.

Trager, James,  The women’s chronology: a year-by-year record from prehistory to the present,  (New York: H. Holt, 1994),  *R-SNB 94-13218 and JFE 95-8148.

Women in ancient societies: an illusion of the night,  edited by Leonie Archer and others,  (Basingstoke, England: Macmillan, 1994),  JFD 94-9276.  Covers Greek and Roman, Egyptian, Anglo-Saxon, Hindu, Hebrew, and early Christian women.

Women in England, c. 1275-1527: documentary sources,  edited by P. J. P. Goldberg.  (Manchester, England; New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1995),  JFD 96-4593.

Women in the classical world: image and text, edited by Elaine Fantham and others, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994),  JFF 94-3443.  Primary sources depicting the lives of ancient Greek and Roman women.

Women in Middle Eastern history: shifting boundaries in sex and gender,  edited by Nikki Keddie,  (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1991),  *OGO 92-3947.

Women’s history: Britain, 1850-1945: an introduction,  (Bristol, PA: UCL Press, 1995),  JFE 96-7769.

Women’s lives in medieval Europe: a sourcebook,  (New York: Routledge, 1993),  JFE 93-1819.  Primary sources describing Christian, Jewish, Muslim and heretic women from 500-1500 A.D.

Women's words: the feminist practice of oral history,  edited by Sherna Berger Gluck and Daphne Patai, ( New York: Routledge, 1991), *R-SN 91-10041.

Women's worlds in seventeenth-century England,  edited by Patricia Crawford and Laura Gowing,  (London; New York: Routledge, 2000),  JFE 00-1893.  Primary sourcebook of women’s own words.

Literature

The following is a very selective list of books relating to women writers.  A few basic biographical dictionaries of women writers are listed under Biographical Sources in this guide.

American Literature | International Literature

American Literature

African American women playwrights: a research guide,  edited by Christy Gavin.  (New York: Garland Pub., 1999),   JFD 99-14303 and  Sc D 99-2779.

Afro-American women writers, 1746-1933: an anthology and critical guide,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1988),  *R-NBB 90-820.

American women prose writers to 1820,  edited by Carla Mulford.  (Detroit: Gale Research, 1999), *R-AB 79-1061 v. 200.

American women prose writers: 1820-1870,  edited by Amy E. Hudock and Katharine Rodier,  (Detroit: Gale Group, 2001),  *R-AB 79-1061 v. 239.

American women prose writers, 1870-1920,  edited by Sharon M. Harris,  (Detroit: Gale Group, 2000),  *R-AB 79-1061 v. 221.

American women writers: a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present. 4 vols.,  (New York: Ungar, 1983),   *R-SNE 79-5023.

American women writers, 1900-1945: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook,  edited by Laurie Champion, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000). *RS-NA 00-13636.

Berrian, Brenda F.,  Bibliography of women writers from the Caribbean (1831-1986), (Washington, DC: Three Continents Press, 1989),  *RS-NPV 90-10084.

Bzowski, Frances D.,  American women playwrights, 1900-1930: a checklist, (Westport, CT:  Greenwood Press, 1992),  *RS-NBL 92-17173.

Carter, Susanne,  Mothers and daughters in American short fiction: an annotated bibliography of twentieth-century women’s literature,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  JFD 94-2322.

Contemporary women writing in other Americas,  edited by Georgiana M.M. Colvile,  (Lewiston, NY: E. Mellen Press, 1996-  ), 3 vols.,  JFL 97-374.  Vol. 1: Latin America; vol. 2: the Caribbean; vol. 3: Canada.

Davis, Cynthia,  Women writers in the United States: a timeline of literary, cultural, and social history, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), *R-NBB 96-8603. Covers fiction and nonfiction, even cookbooks and advice columns.  Enables readers to locate women’s texts in the context of history [1 A.D. to 1994].

A Day at a time: the diary literature of American women from 1764 to the present,  edited by Margo Culley,  (New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1985),  JFE 86-2100.

Gavin, Christy,  American women playwrights, 1964-1989: a research guide and annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland , 1993),  *RS-NBL 93-4245.

Gerry, Thomas M. F.,  Contemporary Canadian and U.S. women of  letters; an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland, 1993),  JFD 93-12220.

Goodfriend, Joyce D.,  The published diaries and letters of American women: an annotated bibliography,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1987),  *RS-SNB 88-3217.

Jordan, Casper LeRoy,  A  bibliographical guide to African-American women writers,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  Sc E 93-483 and  JFE 96-4983.

Latin American women's writing: feminist readings in theory and crisis,  edited by Anny Brooksbank Jones and Catherine Davies,  (Oxford, Eng.: Clarendon Press, 1996),  JFD 96-25871.

Leonard, Kathy S.,  Index to translated short fiction by Latin American women in English language anthologies,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997), JFE 98-1924.

Making waves: an anthology of writings by and about Asian American women,  edited by Asian Women United of California,  (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1989),  JFE 91-3565.

Manning, Beverley,  We shall be heard: an index to speeches by American women, 1976-1985,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1988),  *RS-NBR 89-3010.

Modern American women writers,  (New York: C. Scribner’s Sons; Toronto: Collier Macmillan Canada, 1995),  *R-SNE 93-3476.  Critical and biographical essays on 41 American women writers since the 1870s.

Native American women's writing, c. 1800-1924: an anthology,  edited by Karen L. Kilcup, (Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers, 2000),  HBC 00-12571.

The Oxford companion to women’s writing in the United States,  (New York: Oxford University Press, 1995),  *R-SN 94-15032.  Alphabetical list of names and terms; timeline of U.S. women’s writing; bibliography and index.

Ranta, Judith A.,  Women and children of the mills: an annotated guide to nineteenth-century American textile factory literature,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-12297.

Reardon, Joan,  Poetry by American women, 1900-1975: a bibliography,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1979),  *RS-NBH 79-3469.  A supplement covering 1975-1989 is in *RS-NBH 91-5946.

Redfern, Bernice,  Women of color in the United States: a guide to the literature,  (New York: Garland, 1989),  JFD 90-423 and Sc D 89-562.  Includes African- American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American women.

Spider Woman’s granddaughters: traditional tales and contemporary writing by Native American women,  edited by Paula Gunn Allen,  (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1989),  HBC 89-22989.

This bridge called my back: writings by radical women of color,  edited by Cherrie Moraga and others,  (New York: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, 1983),  JLD 89-2201 and Sc D 90-480.  The writings of third world women in the United States.

Women’s writing in Latin America: an anthology,  edited by Sara Castro-Klaren and others,  (Boulder, CO: Westview, 1991),  JFE 91-9816.

Yellin, Jean Fagan,  The pen is ours: a listing of writings by and about African-American women before 1910; with secondary bibliography to the present,  (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991),  JFC 91-1563 and Sc C 95-107.

International Literature

Adelaide, Debra,  Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide,  (London: Pandora, 1988),  JFD 88-5383.

Alston, R. C., A checklist of women writers, 1801-1900: fiction verse drama,  (London, England: British Library, 1990),  *RS-NCB 91-5357.

Backscheider, Paula,  An annotated bibliography of twentieth-century critical studies of women and literature, 1660-1800,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1977),  *RS-NCBX 79-4711.

Beach, Cecilia,  French women playwrights before the twentieth century: a checklist,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 95-850.

Boos, Florence Saunders,  Bibliography of women and literature,  2 vols.  (New York: Holmes & Meier,  1989- ),  JFL 89-295.  Covers criticism of English-language literature by and about women.  Lists over 10,000 articles and books that appeared from 1974 to 1981.

British and Irish women dramatists since 1958: a critical handbook,  (Buckingham, Eng.; Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press, 1993),  JFE 93-5435.

The Cambridge companion to modern British women playwrights,  edited by Elaine Aston and Janelle Reinelt,  (Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press, 2000), JFE 01-1672.

Celebration of Women Writers, http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ offering links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.

Chloe plus Olivia: an anthology of lesbian and bisexual literature from the seventeenth century to the present,  edited by Lillian Faderman,  (New York: Viking, 1994),  JFE 94-16350.

Cline, Cheryl,  Women's diaries, journals, and letters: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1989),  JFD 89-7334.  Excellent source for locating published private writings by women.  Includes material in articles and anthologies as well as separately published works.  Some foreign-language material is listed, but most works are in English.

Davis, Gwenn,  Short fiction by women to 1900: a bibliography of American and British writers,  compiled by Gwenn Davis and Beverly Joyce,  (London; New York: Mansell, 1999),  JFF 00-558.

Deutsche Literatur von Frauen, 2 vols,  (Munchen: Beck, 1988),  JFL 88-368.  A collection of critical essays, with extensive bibliographies.  Vol. 1: Middle Ages through the 18th century; vol. 2: 19th and 20th centuries.

Encyclopedia of feminist literary theory,  edited by Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace,  (New York: Garland, 1997), *R-NABX 98-8490.

An encyclopedia of German women writers, 1900-1933: biographies and bibliographies with exemplary readings,  edited by Brian Keith-Smith,  (Lewiston, NY: E. Mellen Press, 1997-1998),  JFL 98-440. Library has Vols. 2-10.

Feminist companion to literature in English: women writers from the Middle Ages to the present,  (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1990),  *R-SNE 91-7804.

A feminist companion to Shakespeare,  edited by Dympna Callaghan,  (Malden, MA; Oxford: Blackwell Publishers,  2000),  JFF 00-2866.

The feminist encyclopedia of French literature,.  edited by Eva  Martin Sartori,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 00-7222.

The feminist encyclopedia of German literature,  edited  by Friederike Eigler and Susanne Kord, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  JFE 01-6984.

The feminist encyclopedia of Italian literature,  edited by Rinaldina Russell,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  JFE 97-10451.

Feminist literary theory: a reader,  edited by Mary Eagleton,  2nd edition,  (Oxford, Eng.; Cambridge, MA : Blackwell, 1996),  JFE 96-3535.  Contains excerpts from ground-breaking critical essays in the field.

Fister, Barbara,  Third world women’s literatures: a dictionary and guide to materials in English,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995),  *R-NABX 95-10050 and Sc E 95-840.

Frost, Wendy,  Feminist literary criticism: a bibliography of journal articles, 1975-1981,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1988),  *RS-NABX 89-18325. Covers English language articles selected from 450 periodicals.

Gelfand, Elissa D.,  French feminist criticism: women, language, and literature: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1985),  JFD 85-9596.

Gilbert, Sandra M.,  The Norton anthology of literature by women: the tradition in English, (New York: Norton, 1985), *R-NCD 85-2208.  Selections from English-language works, arranged chronologically.  Contains selected bibliographies from Julian of Norwich to Alice Walker.

Grier, Barbara,  The lesbian in literature,  (Tallahassee, FL: Naiad Press, 1981),  JFD 83-7323.

Guy, Patricia A.,  Women's poetry index,  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1985),.  *RS-NAE 85-4194. Indexes poems from 51 women's poetry anthologies. 

Imprinting our image: an international anthology by women with disabilities,  edited by Diane Driedger,  (Charlottetown, P.E.I., Canada: Gynergy, 1992),  JFD 94-21755.

An introduction to women's writing: from the Middle Ages to the present day,  edited by Marion Shaw,  (London; New York: Prentice Hall, 1998),  JFE 97-12848.

Kelly, Catriona,  A history of Russian women’s writing, 1820-1992,  (Oxford; New York: Clarendon Press, 1994),  *R-NACH 94-7436.

Kolin, Philip C.,  Shakespeare and feminist criticism: an annotated bibliography and commentary,  (New York: Garland, 1991),  JFD 92-6300.

Ling, Amy, Between worlds: women writers of Chinese ancestry,  (New York: Pergamon Press, 1990), JFE 90-6256.

Mamola, Claire Z.,  Japanese women writers in English translation: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland, 1989),  *OSB 89-19616.

Nemec Ignashev, Diane,  Women and writing in Russia and the USSR: a bibliography of English-language sources,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1992),  JFD 92-15503.

Nfah-Abbenyi, and Juliana Makuchi,  Gender in African women's writing: identity, sexuality, and difference,  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1997), JFE 98-315.

Nineteenth-century British women writers: a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook,  edited by Abigail Burnham Bloom,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000),  JFE 00-11757.

Opening spaces: an anthology of contemporary African women's writings,  edited by Yvonne Vera,  (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999),  Sc C 00-376 and  JFC 01-891.

Resnick, Margery,  Women writers in translation: an annotated bibliography, 1945-1982,  (New York:  Garland Pub., 1984),  JFD 84-3478.

Sage, Lorna,  The Cambridge guide to women's writing in English,  (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999),  JFF 00-1958.

Scandinavian women writers: an anthology from the 1880s to the 1980s,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1989),  JFE 89-4595.

Smith, Hilda L.,  Women and the literature of the seventeenth century: an annotated bibliography based on Wing’s Short-title catalogue, (New York: Greenwood Press, 1990),  *RS-NCB 90-2354.  Covers works by, for, and about women, as well as women printers, publishers and booksellers.

Snyder, Jane McIntosh,  The woman and the lyre: women writers in classical Greece and Rome,  (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989),  JFD 89-979.

Todd, Janet,  British women writers: a critical reference guide,  (New York: Continuum, 1989),  *R-SNE 91-7428.

Weekes, Ann Owens,  Unveiling treasures: the Attic guide to the published works of Irish women literary writers: drama, fiction, poetry,  (Dublin: Attic Press, 1993),  JFD 93-15422.

Women of the word: Jewish women and Jewish writing,  edited by Judith R. Baskin,  (Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 1994),  *PYI 95-266.

Women writing in India: 600 B.C. to the present,  edited by Susie Tharu and K. Lalita, 2 vols.,  (New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1991-1993),  JFL 95-4.

Philosophy & Religion

Anderson, Pamela Sue,  A feminist philosophy of religion: the rationality and myths of  religious belief,  (Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1998),  JFE 97-13825.

Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane,  Encyclopedia of women in religious art,  (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), MAMZ 993380.

Bass, Dorothy C.,  Women in American religious history: an annotated bibliography and guide to sources,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  *RS-SNB 87-1882.

Bednarowski, Mary Farrell,  The religious imagination of American women,  (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999),  JFE 00-374.

Benowitz, June Melby,  Encyclopedia of American women and religion,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998),  *R-SNE 00-6823.

The Cambridge companion to feminism in philosophy,  edited by Miranda Fricker and Jennifer Hornsby,  (Cambridge, U.K.; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2000),  JFE 00-14839.

Cantor, Aviva,  The Jewish woman, 1900-1985: a bibliography,  (Fresh Meadows, NY: Biblio Press, 1987),  *PAQ 87-5997.  Supplementary volume covering 1986-1993 is in *PAQ 96-1032.

Carson, Anne,  Goddesses and wise women: the literature of feminist spirituality, 1980-1992: an annotated bibliography,  (Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1992),  JFD 94-15255.

The collaborative bibliography of women in philosophy,  edited by Noel Hutchings and William D. Rumsey, (Bowling Green, Ohio: Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State University, 1997),  *R-YA 99-11670.

Encyclopedia of women and world religion,  edited by Serinity Young,  2 vols,  (New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 1999), *R-SN 00-8186. Vol. 1: A-K;  vol. 2: L-Y; Index.  Includes bibliographical references.

Feminism and ancient philosophy,  edited by Julie K. Ward,  (New York: Routledge, 1996),  JFE 96-13920.

Feminist theology from the Third World: a reader,  edited by Ursula King,  (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1994), JFD 94-20903.

A History of women philosophers,  edited by Mary Ellen Waithe,  (Dordrecht; Boston: M. Nijhoff, 1987-1995),  JFL 90-437.  Vol. 1: Ancient women philosophers, 600 B.C.-500 A.D.;  vol. 2: Medieval, renaissance and enlightenment women philosophers, A.D.500-1600;  vol. 3: Modern women philosophers, 1600-1900;  vol. 4: Contemporary women philosophers, 1900-today. Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Jantzen, Grace,  Becoming divine: towards a feminist philosophy of religion,  (Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1998),  JFE 99-1615.

Matrix: Resources for the Study of Women’s Religious Communities.  http://matrix.bc.edu/MatrixWebData/matrix.html   An award winning web site containing resources for the study of women’s religious communities.

Religious fundamentalisms and the human rights of women,  edited by Courtney W. Howland,  (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999),   JFD 99-14307.

Women of color and philosophy: a critical reader,  edited by Naomi Zack,  (Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers,  2000),   JFE 00-14325.

Women and goddess traditions: in antiquity and today,  edited by Karen L. King; with an introduction by Karen Jo Torjesen,  (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1997),  JFE 97-853.

Women in Islam: an anthology from the Quran and Hadiths,  translated and edited by Nicholas Awde, (Richmond, VA: Curzon, 2000),  *OGO 00-2718.

Women in scripture: a dictionary of named and unnamed women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament,  edited by Carol Meyers,  (Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2000),  JFE 00-6992.

Women religious history sources: a guide to repositories in the United States,  edited by Evangeline Thomas,  (New York: R.R. Bowker, 1983),  *R-SNB 99-3995.  Includes a brief history of the community, as well as archival holdings, bibliography and biographical register.

Social Sciences, Law & Health

Eisaguirre, Lynne,  Sexual harassment: a reference handbook,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993),  *R-SEKD 94-15.

Encyclopedia of women and crime,  edited by Nicole Hahn Rafter,  (Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000), JFF 01-4192.

Female genital mutilation: a guide to laws and policies worldwide,  edited by Anika Rahman and Nahid Toubia,  (London: Zed Books, 2000), JFD 01-17342.

Feminism and pornography, edited by Drucilla Cornell, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000), JFD 01-1799.

Feminist legal theory: readings in law and gender,  edited by Katharine Bartlett,  (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1991),  JFE 92-3054.

Friedan, Betty,  The fountain of age,  (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993),  JFE 93-12014.

Hall, Rob,  Rape in America: a reference handbook,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995),  JFE 95-16231.

Handbook on women and aging,  edited by Jean M. Coyle,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  JFE 97-11876.

Hillyer, Barbara,  Feminism and disability,  (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1993),  JFE 93-6205.

Hoff, Joan,  Law, gender, and injustice: a legal history of U.S. women,  (New York: New York University Press, 1991),  JFE 91-3855.

Hosken, Fran P.,  The Hosken report: genital and sexual mutilation of females,  (Lexington, MA: Women’s international Network News, 1994),  JFG 95-1045.

Kahn, Ada P.,  The A-to-Z of women’s sexuality: a concise encyclopedia,  (Alameda, CA: Hunter House, 1992),  JFE 93-8005.

A map of hope: women's writings on human rights: an international literary anthology,  edited by Marjorie Agosin, (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1999),  JFE 00-144.

McCue, Margi Laird,  Domestic violence: a reference handbook,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995),  JFE 96-5788.

Our bodies, ourselves for the new century: a book by and for women, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998),  JFF 98-2433.  An updated edition of the classic by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective.

Plant, Moira, Women and alcohol: contemporary and historical perspectives,  (London: Free Association Books, 1997),  JFE 97-9796.

Rhode, Deborah L.,  Justice and gender: sex discrimination and the law,  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989),  JLE 90-346.

Riddle, John M., Eve's herbs: a history of contraception and abortion in the West,  (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1997),  JFE 97-9473.

Rights of women: a guide to the most important United Nations treaties on women's human rights,  (New York: International Women's Tribune Centre, 1998),  JFF 99-589.

Slade, Joseph W., Pornography and sexual representation: a reference guide,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001), JFE 01-6412.

The sourcebook on violence against women, (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2001),  JFF 01-1174.

Stein, Laura W.,  Sexual harassment in America: a documentary history,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-3775.

Traustadottir, Rannveig,  Women with disabilities: issues, resources, connections,  (Syracuse, NY: Center on Human Policy at Syracuse University, 1990),  JFF 92-1318.  Extensive bibliography and resource list.

Women and health in America:  historical readings,  (Madison, WI: Univ. of Wisconsin Press, 1999),  JFE 99-7792.

Women and HIV/AIDS: an international resource book: information, action, and resources on women and HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and sexual relationships,  (London: Pandora Press, 1993),  JFF 93-2188.

Women and politics worldwide,  (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1994),  JFF 94-1443.  Cross-cultural studies of women in politics and women’s human rights.

Women’s health care: a comprehensive handbook, (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995),  *R-SNK 95-3312.

Women’s rights in international documents: a sourcebook with commentary, edited by Winston E. Langley. (Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1991),  JFD 91-8194.

Women’s rights in the United States: a documentary history,  edited by Winston E. Langley,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  *R-SNR 95-108.

Zepatos, Thalia,  Women for a change: a grassroots guide to activism and politics,  (New York: Facts on File, 1995),  JFE 95-17840.

Microform Collections

The library has many important microform sets in Women's Studies, ranging from large, comprehensive collections such as the Gerritsen Women's History, to very specific sets, such as the Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.  For more information on Women's Studies microform sets consult Guide to microforms in print and other microform reference works at the Reference Desk in Room 315.

Major Microform Collections | Selected Smaller Microform Sets

Major Microform Collections

Gerritsen women's history, (Sanford, NC: Microfilming Corporation of America, Ann Arbor, MI: Distributed by UMI, 1975-1977),  *XM-18470 & *Z-4908, printed guide available in  Pub. Cat. 89-554 and at Microforms Desk in *Z-4908+.  An important and extensive collection of over 4,000 books, pamphlets, and periodicals from the 16th to early 20th centuries.  Noted for its coverage of foreign material, it includes titles in 17 languages.  An excellent printed guide is available, with indexes by author, title, subject, date, and language.

Herstory,  (Wooster, OH: Micro Photo Division, Bell & Howell Co., 1973- ), *ZAN-T3018, printed guides available in Pub. Cat. 79-316 (vertical file). Reproduces over 800 journals, newsletters, and newspapers relevant to the women's movement, published between 1956 and 1974.

History of women,  (New Haven, CT: Research Publications, Inc., 1975-1979), *ZAN-T3340, *ZAN-T4739 (periodicals), printed guide available in  Pub. Cat. 83-777 and at Microforms Desk in *ZAN-T3340+. Based largely on the holdings of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, at Radcliffe College, and the Sophia Smith Collection, at Smith College, this source reproduces books, periodicals, pamphlets, manuscripts, and photographs.  Less international than Gerritsen, but an excellent source for research in U.S. women's history.

Selected Smaller Microform Sets

Addams, Jane,  Jane Addams papers, 1860-1935,  *Z-3562,  printed guide available in *Z-3562+.

American Association of University Women archives, 1881-1976,  *Z-3338, printed guide available in *Z-3338+ .

American women's diaries, New England,  *Z-3493, printed guide available in *Z-3493+.  Microfilm of the diaries of eight New England women, spanning the 18th to early 20th centuries.

American women's diaries: Southern women,  *Z-5162, printed guide available in *Z-5162+ .  Microfilm of the diaries of 32 19th-century Southern women.

American women's diaries: Western women,  *Z-7052, printed guide available in *Z-7052+ .  Microfilm of 550 works by and about Western women during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching.  Papers, 1930-1942,  Sc Micro R-4311, printed guide available in Sc F 85-124.

Astor, Nancy,  Papers of Nancy Astor (1879-1964)  from Reading University Library,  *Z-7699.  Speeches, diaries, and papers of the American-born member of the British Parliament.

Balch, Emily Greene,  Papers of Emily Greene Balch, 1875-1961, *Z-5146, printed guide available in *Z-5146+.  Diaries, journals, and notebooks of the activist, scholar, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Bethune, Mary McLeod,  Mary McLeod Bethune papers: the Bethune-Cookman College collection, 1922-1955,  Sc Micro R-7031, printed guide in Sc F 95-405.  Papers of the noted African-American activist and educator during her years as college president.

Catt, Carrie Chapman,  Personal scrapbook, 1887-1899, *Z-3251.  Mainly clippings from American newspapers.

Child, Lydia Maria Francis, The collected correspondence of Lydia Maria Child, 1817-1880,  *XM-16,379,  guide and index in *XM-16,379+.  Letters of the American author and abolitionist.

Evans, Elizabeth Glendower,  Papers,  *Z-7231.  Library has Pt. 1 (11 reels).  Papers and correspondence of the American feminist and social reformer.

FBI file on the American churchwomen killed in El Salvador, Dec. 2, 1980,  *Z-6831, printed guide in *Z-6831+.

Fields, Annie,  Microfilm edition of the Annie Adams Fields papers, 1852-1912,  *Z-5907, pamphlet in *Z-5907+.  Papers of the Boston author, literary hostess, and social welfare worker.

Goldman, Emma,  The Emma Goldman papers,  *Z-5732, guide in *Z-5732+.

Grassroots women’s organizations: records of the Women’s City Club of NY, 1916-1980,  *Z-5699, guide in *Z-5699+.

Grassroots women’s organizations: women’s suffrage in Wisconsin,  *Z-5545, indexes in *Z-5545+.

Ladies of Llangollen: letters and journals of Lady Eleanor Butler (1739-1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755-1831) from  the National Library of Wales,  *Z-8083.

Martineau, Harriet,  Women, emancipation and literature: the papers of Harriet Martineau, 1802-1876,  *Z-6017, printed guide in JFD 92-3964 and *Z-6017+.

National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs.  Records, 1895-1992,  Sc Micro R-7029, printed guide shelved in Sc F 95-334.

New England women and their families in the 18th and 19^th centuries--personal papers, letters, and diaries,  Series A, Manuscript collections from the American Antiquarian Society, *Z-9038,  guide in *Z-9038+.

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division. Schwimmer/Lloyd Collection. Indexes,  *Z-2812.  A card file of holdings is at the Reference Desk in Room 315.

Pankhurst, E. Sylvia,  Women, suffrage and politics: the papers of Sylvia Pankhurst, 1882-1960  from the Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis, Amsterdam, *Z-7230,  guide in *Z-7230+ and JFG 94-182.

Roosevelt, Eleanor,  The papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945,  *Z-5351, guide in *Z-5351+.

Sanger, Margaret,  Margaret Sanger,  *Z-5524.  The diaries, correspondence, lectures, and speeches of the birth control advocate.

Sexual politics in Britain, 1967-1974,  *XLE-349, index for 1967/74 on microfiche in *XLE-349,  card 1.

Southern women and  their families in the 19^th century: papers and diaries,  *Z-5780, guide in *Z-5780+.

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady,  Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton,  *Z-3178.

———, and Susan B. Anthony,  Papers,  *Z-5927, guide and draft index in *Z-5927+.

Van Lew, Elizabeth L.,  Papers, 1862-1910,  Sc Micro R-4129.  Letters, notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, portraits, and other papers, mainly relating to Van Lew's activities as a spy for the Union army during the Civil War.

Warren, Mercy Otis,  Papers, 1709-1841,  *Z-5906. Microfilm of ms. collection of letters, poems, and fragments in the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Webb, Beatrice Potter,  The diary of Beatrice Webb, 1873-1943, *XM-13130, printed index in JFF 79-850.  Microfiche of a typewritten transcript of the holograph diary written by the British socialist.

Witchcraft in Europe and America,  *Z-5525, guide in *Z-5525+.

Woman’s Peace Party,  The collected records of the Woman’s Peace Party, 1914-1920,  *ZT-1790, guide in *ZT-1790+.

Women advising women,  *Z-6355, guide in *Z-6355+.  Part 1: Early British women’s journals, 1700-1832; Part 2: British women’s advice books, manuals, almanacs and journals, 1625-1837.

Women and/in health,  *ZT-1579, guide in *ZT-1579+. Pre-1974 newspaper and magazine articles from the Women’s History Research Center, Berkeley, CA.

Women and law, *ZT-1772.  Newspaper and magazine clippings compiled at the Women’s History Research Center, Berkeley, CA, 1974-76.

The Women at work collection, from the Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London,  *Z-5494, printed guide available in  *Z-5494+.  A collection of diaries, correspondence, reports, and pamphlets on the role of women in the First World War.

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Section, 1919-1959,  *ZT-1791, printed guide available in *ZT-1791+.

Women’s movement in Cuba, 1898-1958: the Stoner collection on Cuban feminism,  *Z-5932, guide in *Z-5932+.

Women’s studies manuscript collections from the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. Series 2: women in national politics,  *Z-8072, guide in *Z-8072+.  The Library has Pt. A-B.

Women’s studies manuscript collections from the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College. Series 3: sexuality, sex education, and reproductive rights,  *Z-7697, guide in *Z-7679+.  Part A: Schlesinger’s Family Planning Oral History Project; Part B: Papers of Mary Ware Dennett and the Voluntary Parenthood League.

Woolf, Virginia,  The Virginia Woolf manuscripts from the Monks House papers at the University of Sussex,  *Z-3714.

Working women in Victorian Britain, 1850-1910: the diaries and letters of Arthur J. Munby and Hannah Cullwick,  *Z-7698.

Locating Journal Articles

Electronic Resources | Print Resources | Selected Periodical Titles

Electronic Resources

Please note that these electronic resources are only accessible from within the Humanities & Social Sciences Library.  You can find dedicated computers, displaying the Selected Electronic Resources screen, located in the Rose Main Reading Room, as well as in many of the divisions throughout the Library.

Contemporary Women's Issues

A primarily full-text database providing access to approximately 1,500 journals, newsletters, research reports, and fact sheets dealing with all aspects of women's issues worldwide. These include human rights, education, legal status, health, family life, reproductive rights, and the workplace.

NOEMA: The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy

A growing bibliography of works by women in aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy, as well as the philosophy of mind, science, art, and many other subjects. It is possible to browse by name and to search by author, subject, and keyword.

North American Women’s Letters and Diaries, Colonial – 1950

The collection includes a comprehensive bibliography of women's diaries and letters with approximately 230 new authors and 22,000 additional pages of material. It lists over 2,000 published and unpublished items from a variety of sources, including online resources and microform. Memoirs and autobiographical material have been excluded unless they has particular value to the work as a whole. Diaries that began before 1950 are complete, but diaries after 1950 are excluded.

Social Sciences Index

Social Sciences Index indexes over 400 periodicals published worldwide in the fields of anthropology, economics, international relations, political science, women's studies, and other social sciences.

Victorian Women Writers Project

The Victorian Women Writers Project is working to create a full-text library of works by British women writers of the nineteenth century. Types of works included are anthologies, novels, political pamphlets, and volumes of poetry and verse drama.

Print Resources

Braithwaite, Brian,  Women's magazines: the first 300 years,  (London: Peter Owen, 1995),  JFD 96-11651.  A history of British women’s periodicals.

Brownmiller, Sara, An index to women’s studies anthologies: research across the disciplines, 1980-1984,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1994),  JFF 94-4335.  A supplement for 1985-1989 is in JFF 97-3190.

Canadian feminist periodical index, 1972-1985,  (Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Women’s Indexing Group, 1991),  JFF 92-2151.  Text in English and French.

Chicana studies index: twenty years of gender research, 1971-1991,  (Berkeley, CA: Chicano Studies Library Publications Unit, University of California at Berkeley, 1992),  *RS-SNB 93-9897.  Subject, author, and title indexes to 1,150 articles, books, theses, and reports on the Chicana experience.

Doughan, David,  Feminist periodicals, 1855-1984; an annotated critical bibliography of British, Irish, commonwealth and international titles,  (Brighton, Sussex: Harvester, 1987),  *R-*D 88-737. A chronological listing of almost 1,000 feminist periodicals.  Good source for research on the British women's movement.

Fischer, Gayle VOL.,  Journal of women’s history guide to periodical literature, (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1992),  *RS-SNB 92-5028.  Compiled by the staff of Journal of women’s history, this source contains international listings on women from a variety of journals.

Garber, Linda,  Lesbian sources: a bibliography of periodical articles, 1970-1990,  (New York: Garland, 1993),  *RS-SNB 93-2853.  Indexes U.S. and foreign journals and international archives of lesbian materials.

Hady, Maureen E.,  Women's periodicals and newspapers from the 18th century to 1981: a union list of the holdings of Madison, Wisconsin, libraries,  (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1982),  *R-*D 83-1403. An invaluable tool for research in women's periodicals, listing and describing over 1,400 titles.

Humphreys, Nancy K.,  American women's magazines: an annotated historical guide,  (New York: Garland, 1989),  *RS-*DA 89-2147.  A list of writings about American women's magazines, newspapers, and newsletters; not a bibliography of women's magazines.

Studies on women abstracts,  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Carfax Pub. Co., 1983- ),  JLM 86-1553, current issues available in Room 108. Covers both books and journal articles.

Women studies abstracts, (New York, 1972- ).  *RS-SNB 80-1991; current issues available in Room 108.  Indexes articles from scholarly journals and feminist periodicals; arranged by broad subjects.

Women’s periodicals in the United States: consumer magazines,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995),  *R-*DA  95-14226.  Seventy-five magazines—Ladies’ Home Journal to Playgirl—are profiled; entries include description, information sources, and publication history.

Women's periodicals in the United States: social and political issues,  edited by Kathleen L. Endres and Therese L. Lueck, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996), *R-*DA 98-8482.

Women's studies index,  (Boston: G.K. Hall, 1989- ), current edition in *RS-SNB 91-288, earlier editions in JFL 91-79.  Annual publication indexing articles and book reviews from over 90 popular and scholarly periodicals.

Selected Periodical Titles

Current issues are available in the Periodicals Section (Room 108) unless otherwise noted.

Affilia, JFK 95-34  (vol. 2- ; 1987- ).

Atlantis,  JFM 95-134  (vol. 10- ; 1984- ).

Belles lettres,  JFP 95-18  (vol. 4, no. 1- ;  Fall 1988- ).

Bridges,  *PYI 94-1272  (vol. 1, no. 1- ; Spring 1990- ),  Current issues in Jewish Division, Room 84.

Canadian woman studies = Les cahiers de la femme.  JFM 95-181  (vol. 3, no. 3- ;  Spring 1982- ).

Connexions,  JFN 95-5  (no. 1- ; 1981- ).

Differences,  JFL 91-290  (vol. 2- ; 1990- ).

European journal of women’s studies,  Per. Sect.  (vol. 1, no. 1- ; Spring 1994- ).

Feminist collections,  JFM 95-196  (vol. 1, no. 2- ; 1980- ).

Feminist issues,  JFL 86-223  (vol. 1, no. 2- ;  1981- ).

Feminist majority report,  JFM 92-39   (vol. 3, no. 4- ; Fall/Winter 1991- ).

Feminist review.  JFL 86-205  (no. 1- ; 1979- ).

Feminist studies.  *ZAN-4402  (vol. 1- ; 1972- ).

Feminist teacher,  JFM 92-275  (vol. 6, no. 2- ; Winter 1992- ). 

Frontiers,  JFM 79-251  (no. 1- ; 1975/76- ).

Gender & History,  JFL 91-212  (vol. 2- ; 1990- ).

Gender & Society,  JFK 91-141  (vol. 2, no. 4- ; 1988- ).

Genders,  JFM 91-11 (vol. 1- ; Spring 1988- ).

Hypatia,  JFK 86-225  (vol. 1, no. 1- ;  Spring 1986- ).

Journal of feminist family therapy,  JFK 92-65  (vol. 1- ; 1989- ).

Journal of feminist studies in religion,  JFL 87-377  (vol. 1- ; 1985-).

Journal of women & aging,  JFK 91-151 (vol. 2, no. 2- ; 1990- ).

Journal of women’s history,  JFL 91-19  (vol. 2- ; 1990- ).

Lesbian ethics,  JFK 95-80  (vol. 2- ; 1986/87- ).

Lesbian review of books,  Per. Sect.  (vol. 1- : Fall 1994- ).

Minerva, JFK 85-59  (vol. 1- ; 1983- ).

Ms,  *ZAN-9174  (vol. 1- ; 1972- ).

NWSA journal,  JFL 90-21  (vol. 1, no. 3- ; Spring 1989- ).

Off our backs,  *ZAN-12544  (vol. 1- ; 1970- ).

On the issues / Choices,  JFM 94-197  (vol. 1- ; 1983- ).

Psychology of women quarterly,  *ZAN 5051 (vol.  1- ; 1976- ). 

Resources for feminist research: RFR = Documentation sur la recherche feministe: DRF,  JFM 87-114  (vol. 8, no. 1- ; March 1979- ).

Sage, JFM 91-387 (v .5, no. 2- ; Fall 1988- ) and Sc Ser. -M .S254  (vol. 2, no. 1- ; Spring 1985- ). 

Signs; journal of women in culture and society,  JLK 77-140  (vol. 1- ; Autumn 1975- ).

Sinister wisdom,  JFL 83-273  (vol. 1- ; 1976- ).

Sojourner, *ZAN-5539  (vol. 1- ; 1975- ).

Women (Oxford, England).  JFL 91-27 (vol. 1- ; 1990- ).

Women & criminal justice, JFK 92-223  (vol. 3, no. 1- ; 1991- ).

Women and environments,  JFM 95-355  (vol. 4- ; 1980- ).

Women & politics,  JFL 95-263  (vol. 1- ; 1980- ).

Women & therapy,  JFK 95-53  (vol. 1- ; 1982-).

Women's review of books,  *ZAN-13027  (vol. 1, no. 1- ; 1983- ).

Women's studies,  JFL 79-60  (vol. 1- ; 1972- ).

Women's studies international forum,  JLL 87-39  (vol. 5,  no.1- ; 1982- ).

Women’s studies quarterly,  JFM 95-396  (vol. 9, no. 1- ; Spring 1981- ).

Selected Internet Sites

The Internet offers many web sites in the field of women’s studies. The following ones are especially recommended and are freely available from any computer with Internet connection.

American Women’s History: A Research Guide
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
This is an excellent web site on American women’s history, with a link to digital collections of primary sources.

Books about Women and Information Technology
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/cwitbooks.html
Check this web site for books about women and information technology.

A Celebration of Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women
A noteworthy web site that provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers and complete published books written by women.

Matrix
http://matrix.bc.edu/MatrixWebData/matrix.html
An award winning web site that contains resources for the study of women’s religious communities.

Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/biblmain.htm
Consult this comprehensive and current list of bibliographies from the University of Wisconsin’s Women’s Studies Librarian’s Office.

Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html
This is an excellent introductory web site for resources and information on women’s studies.

Resources at Other Institutions

Listed below are catalogs for four of the largest and most comprehensive libraries and archives for research on women.  These catalogs are useful not only for determining the holdings of these particular libraries, but also for research here at NYPL.  For example, the catalog of the Sophia Smith Collection indexes women's periodicals, many of which can be found in the Research Libraries.

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.  The Manuscript inventories and the catalogs of manuscripts, books and periodicals,  10 vols, (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1984),  *RG-SNB 84-168.  http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/
Probably the best known of the Women's Studies collections in the United States, the Schlesinger is strongest in historical material on American women, but now also collects heavily in all aspects of Women's Studies.  The collection includes over 30,000 volumes, 470 serials subscriptions, and 850 collections of papers of individual women and women's organizations.  The massive catalog contains a dictionary-style list of the holdings, as well as separate lists for periodicals and manuscript inventories.    

Fawcett Library. CLP Fawcett bibliofem,  (London: Fawcett Library, City of London Polytechnic, -1986), *XLE-392.  http://www.lgu.ac.uk/fawcett/main.htm
The Fawcett Library is the main British library for research on women and the feminist movement.  It contains over 40,000 books and pamphlets, 800 periodical titles, and the Josephine Butler Society Library, in addition to other special collections.  Bibliofem also lists the holdings of the Equal Opportunities Commission Library, as well as some records from the Library of Congress and the British Library.  The catalog, which is on microfiche, is in two sequences: alphabetical (author, title, series) and classified (arranged by Dewey subject system). Publication ceased in 1986.

International Archief voor de Vrouwenbeweging (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Library. Catalogue of the Library of the International Archives for the Women's Movement,  4 vols., (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1980),  *Z-5321.
http://www.iiav.nl/
Founded in 1935, the International Archives is world renowned as a unique resource for the history of the 20th century women's movement.  The holdings include 40,000 books, 250 current periodicals, and numerous special collections.  Most titles are in Dutch, German, or English.  The catalog, which is on microfilm, is in two parts: an author list and a systematic catalog in which material is arranged by the archives’ classification system.

Sophia Smith Collection,  Catalogue of the Sophia Smith Collection, Women's History Archive, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts,  7 vols., (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1975),  Pub Cat 80-2890.
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/
With over 85,000 books and pamphlets, the Sophia Smith Collection is one of the largest collections of material relating to women's history and an unparalleled source for information on American women in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Smith has over 250 special collections, including the papers of Margaret Sanger and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.  The 7-volume catalog has separate listings for authors, subjects, manuscripts, and photographs.  Of particular interest are the extensive analytics for periodical articles, which may be found in the subject catalog or in the author catalog under the name of the journal.

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